Motor-cycle hydroplane



J. KURELIC MOTOR CYCLE HYDROPLANE Marsh :59 1 2a. 1,5783% Filed March12, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR, By Josef Kurehc ATTORNEYS.

Filed March 12, 1925 4- Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

osey Kurelzc By ATTORNEYS.

" J. KURELIC MOTOR CYCLE HYDHOPLANE March 30 1926.

Filed March 12, 1925 I 4'Sheets-Sheet s I INVENTORZ J05 Kwr'ellm March30 1926.

J. KURELIC MOTOR CYCLE HYDROPLANL 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed March 12, 1 925I INVENTOR.

Kwrelic Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

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Beitknown'that 1,- Josnr'KuRan Idasub- 'ject ofthe King of Italy,residing at New cycle and hydroplane York, in the county of New YorkandState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMotor-Cycle Hydroplanes, of which the following is especiv fication.

- This invention relates to im rovements in a combmatlon motorcycle an.hydroplane, which are convertible into one another, a

modification of which is shown in the accompanyin drawings. I

One-of t e objects of'my invention'is to produce an improved combinationmotorin which the wings of planes of the hydroplane may b'e folded upinafter appear.

- 2 motorcycle and'hydroplane illustrated in the} the same.

and the motorcycle driven by the reaction or i thrust of the propellerof thehydroplane.

Another ob ect of'my invention is to pro vide' the hydroplane, of mycombination paddle'wheels with collapsible blades, which could'be'employed also as wheels to run on land.

\ adapt my power, i desired, asfwell as bypowerirom A further motorcycleto be driven by ioot the 61 inc, if desired, without operating th propser,

Otherctsf -and'. advantages he re- I t ain'ithese objects by thecombination accompanying drawings or by ang mechanicaliequivalent orobvious modi a the drawings is aplanview of my combination motorcycleand-hydroplane,

-1ap'sed,and others extended.

showing one of the'wings oit-theliydroplane as eollapsed or named up andthe other wing as part1 .;broken away, also, showing onerof the padmotorcycle and hydroplane, showing one side thereof with the wing? planecollapsed or folded up and the 'sidei'wheel with its paddles folded u",for :use "on jland and the other side thereo --with its wing or planeextended, and the side wheel with .its' padx'tended for-use on water.- rv 35s a s de elevation of m combination object 5f my invention is $0-cations of e wheels with the; paddles or' blades thereof extended, readyfor use' on 'wate1 Fig. 2 is a .front view ofmy-combinatfion,

motorcycle and-'hydroplanefs owing the I *sidefi'wheels' with some 'oftheir paddles colig-,4 is}; Plan View i l i i fi icon" struction indetail of the wings or'planes of my :hydroplane v Fig.5 isadetail time"rib'semployed in the said' wings of myhydroplan'e.

Fig. 6 is asimilar view to Fig. i showi'ng :'-'Numer al;11designates-the engine of my combination motorcycle-hydroplane and 12-'the propeller,-which I p'refer to have loosely swivelled on" the shaft13 of the engine and operated by means of. a clutch 14, which may bemoved into and out of engagement with" said pro teller by meansof asleeve'15, the link wor 16 and'the lever. or handle 17. Thesaid lever 17is shown in Fig. 3 as pivotally connected to the permanentjrame I 8 ofmy combination motorcycle and hydroplane. A

The rear end of the shaft 13, is shown in Fig. 2 as having slidablymounted thereon the bevel gears 19 and20 for driving my the wings orplanes in collapsed position.

motorcycle hydroplane forward and rear- 1-.

ward-.respect1vely;' the motion from said v gears 19. and 20 is shown"in Fig. 3 as trans- -mitted to the rearwheels 21by means of the Igear-22, which is carried by a sleeve 23 on :the upper end ofaverticalvshaft 24, the gear 25 at the lower end of the same sliaft 24,

the gear 26, in mesh with the gear 25, the substantially horizontalshaft 27, which carries said gear 26 atfltheaforward end; thereof, thegear. 28 at the rear end of theshaftf 27 and. the gear29 on thewheelfaxle' 30,

My motorcycle may be run' by foot power when the'sleevej23 is moveddown:

wardly with the gear 220m of meshiwith 1 the gears219-and 20, and thewheel axle -30 is thenpropenj by means of thefoot ped-' als 31, and the'motion transmitted therefrom to the said wheel axle 30 by means of the,gear 32, the gearj 33, which is shown Fig.11 .as being in mesh withsaid gear; 32, the auxiliary shaft 34, 'wliich' car'ries ,saidi gear "33at the forward'end thereof, the i gear '35 -at the,,-rear end "ofsaidjshaft 34,25?

which gear 35 is shown: in Fig. v 11- as being in mesh with '29 one ofthe pairfof'gears I on the wheelairle-30'for 'reversingathe-said 1combination motor di pplane is connected at the t m may be slidfintoj-mesh witl-i said gearygi for drivin 11in 'said faxlej30 tor'wardby means of ii lower end thereof to a pair of floats 36,- and it,carries a front steering wheel 37 by means of the fork 38 at the lowerend of the steering rod 39, which is pivotally connected to.-

Atank of gasoline 48 is shown in Figs; 1'

and 3 as situated in-one of the floats 36.

The side Wheels 21 of my motorcycle 9 hydroplane are shown inFigs. 1'and 2 as consisting each of two component wheels'49,"

' which have the hinged paddles 50 connected "therebet-ween. 1 Each ofsaid" paddles 50 consists of two plates connected to each other by.means of :the hinges 51.

The-outerjo'ne of-each of said component wheels A9 on each side of mymotorcycle 3;52gt0'. a doiible toggle join;-, mechanism 53 1 isshown-in.- Figs. 1 and 2 on'the left side of; .myjmotorcyc1e -h droplane(looking; -forwardin the drawingsg a similar mecha- 'nism may be. placedalso on" the other side of my motorcycle hydroplane if. desired.

-Said togglefioint mechanism. 53.1nay"be.' extended or disextendedhorizontallyby means of the rightand left screw 54, whichv "nuts 55 at,the upper-and said toggle; jointymechanism Said. screw 54; is formed attheilowerfend passes throu h lower ends-0% of a rod'5 6-,i'which ispivotallyeonnected to theframefIS and alsohas securedthereto at.

- i the upper. end thereof the hand wheel 57 When "the said toggle jointmechanism is extended, theouter'component wheels 4'9,

I are moved outwardly-on the axlethereof,; 3 thereby causing the hingedpaddles- 50.. to. 1

unfold each into a-radialfplane', for usein be moved into and out of:mesh with said 115." Jshaftgears and a means for controlling thepropelling the hydroplane in water; and, Qvice versa, whenthe saidtoggle jointmecha nism diS extended-the outer component wheel's-4.9 aremovedinwardly, thereby ca sing thepaddIeS to' foldup on their hinges-.-.;into planes parallel. to said awheels L9, the wheels then' be runonflandli Mud and 1. .spray shieldsfl58 may be providedo'ver said,--whejels, 21,a-s shown iiiFigs; fl and 2 the nnected to the floats 36 ashields '58. xnaybe p on the outer "side-thereof. I

The-rear of the frame-18Qmay nectedthereto horizontal rudders 59.";and.a. vertical rudder60, asshown i -Figs. 1- and 3 The wing-s61ofgmy'hydro'plane are shown in Figs land 5-as'consistingeach of a numonthe shaft 24 as wings y when collapsed. may

' .hydroplane is connected by means of a rod 63 of ithe w ings may bespread and 0011- nected-"td'each .of said ribsby any'suitable method.

Thefribs 62 of each wing 61 have therein openings 64, through which alazy tongue mechanism 65. passes, the bars '66 of "said mechani'smfbeingconnected to all of saidv ribs 62, whereby" said ribs may .be movedtogether and towards the inner end of the wing 61, therebyfolding up thefabric63 therebetween.or they may be moved apart and awayfrom the innerend ofthe wing 61, thereby spreading out the fabric 63 thereon. .Each ofthe wings 61may be pivbtallyconnected to the frame 18 whereby the beinclined. into a position as shown'in Fig. 2.

.To stiffen the wings laterally I provide ;the bar 67 o'ver which the.ribs 62may slide 95 by means of suitable eyes 68 at the frontendsofsaid. ribs '62. Y

. The ends of the lazy tongue bars 66ers I also connected to sleeves'68, which slide on rods 69.

. The ribs 62' with the fabric 63 and the lazy tongue'frame 65-'whencollapsed may be removed from said bars 671 and 69 and placed. intothe position shown in Fig. 2, and said bars 67 and 69 -may be placedlengthwise the frame'18, if desired. Suitable, cords and levers may beprovided in said frame 18 within reach of the operator, as shown inthedrawing, whereby, to manipulatethe rudders 59'and .60 and the lazytongue frame :65. .Cords70 are also ilused as-guys for'the wings whenthe latter are extended.

I-Iavingthus described myiinvention what 'l claim'as-fiewand desire toprotect by -Letters Patent of the United States is as fol-- 10 7.= 11.*In a motorcycle an engine, an engine shaft, a plnrality of-drivewheels, a detach able 'means'for transmitting motion fromthe engine to.said wheels. and a-detachable foot pedaldrive for said, wheels, -saiditransmitting means containing a pair of gears-slidably nilounted on-saidshaft, a shift gear to plane, an engine, an.- .engine: shaft, pro,-

pellelgf one or more floats, a plurality of. wings, a 'pluralityiofdrive wheels, collapsi t e padclles' 'on: saided'r'ive-wheelsfor use 2on water, a detachable means: fortransmitting motion froniflthe saidengine shaft; to saidgwvheels and a. means for extending and collapsingthe'paddlesin said wheelsgi v p 3. In a combinationmotorcycle andhydroplane, an en e, an engine shaft, a procollapsible wings, said wingscomprising a peller, a plurality of floats, a plurality of fabriccovering, cross ribs for connecting 15 wings, one or more drive wheels,collapsible said fabric thereto, openings in said cross paddles on saidwheels for use on water, a ribs, a lazy tongue mechanism located indetachable means for transn'iittingmotion said openings lengthwise saidwings, for from saidshaft to said wheels and .a toggle collapsing saidribs and guide rods for said joint mechanism for extending andcollapsribs to slide thereon when being collapsed, 30 mg the paddlesonsaid wheels. said rods being detachably connected to said 4. In acombination motorcycle and aeroribs. I plane, .anaengine, a 'propeller,an engine In testimony whereof 'I have aflixed my shaft, a plurality ofdrive wheels, a detachsignature. I able means for transmittin motionfrom 3 a said shaft to said wheels an a plurality of J OSEF KUREL IC,

